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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Fraud email example:

From: "Central Bank Nigeria" <centralbanknigeria@msn.com>
Reply-To: apexbank2000@myway.com
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 15:35:48 +0000
Subject: FROM CBN GOVERNOR.YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS

FROM THE DESK OF:
PROF CHARLES SOLUDO
CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
#34,MARINA STREET
LAGOS-NIGERIA
web:www.centralbanknig.com

ATTENTION:



YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS
THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN
GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT ) -DIRECT WIRE
TRANSFER TO YOU OR THROUGH ANY OF OUR ORROSPONDENT BANK NOMINATED BY THE
SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.MEANWHILE,A WOMAN CAME
TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE
REPRESENTATIVE.HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS:NAME JANET WHITE BANK NAME: CITI
BANK BANK DDRESS:ARIZONA, USA.ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428.



PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS
WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME.IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR
REP,YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATIONS FOR VERIFICATIONS
PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALID US$12.5M US DOLLARS WILL BE REMMITTED INTO
YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT INFO.THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERTANCE ON
YOUR BEHALF.



1.YOUR NAME:.............................................
2.YOURFULLADDRESS:...................................
3.YOUR TELEPHONE .....................................
4.FAX...........................................................
5.AGE..........................................................
6.SEX:..........................................................
7.YOUR OCCUPATION:...................................
8.YOUR VALID ACCOUNT................................
DETAILS:......................................................



AS SOON AS WE RECIEVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NESSCCARY
PROCEEDURES IN OTHER TO REMMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. THE CENTRAL
BANK GOVERNOR, EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR
FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITTANCE FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS
REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE /
FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS
THIS SECOND QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE
ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.WHITE,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHEN
THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.



WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCOVINENCE THE DELAY IN TRANSFERING OF THIS FUND
MUST HAVE CAUSE YOU.



BEST REGARDS,



PROF CHARLES SOLUDO
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

CC: ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS
CC: SENATE PRESEDENT
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA


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